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- Location: Barnsley S71
- Job Type: Full-time
- Salary: £14.17 PAYE / £17.42 Umbrella per hour
- Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
My client are seeking a Technical Assistant to provide, develop, and manage the technical support of our Highway’s Asset service. This role involves providing technical and financial support to senior management and requires a broad knowledge of specialist and technical areas of the service. The successful candidate will ensure costs incurred from third-party damage are recovered and will handle front-line enquiries, complaints, and requests from various sources.
Day to Day of the role:- Maintain detailed, comprehensive, and accurate data and information securely and confidentially.
- Serve notices and permits, monitor status, and update systems as required.
- Respond to emergencies/dangerous defects on the highway, ensuring appropriate action is taken.
- Conduct full investigations into incidents on the highway to establish liability.
- Handle financial administration tasks, including purchase orders, invoicing, and managing invoice queries/disputes.
- Set up and maintain contracts, ensuring they are renewed as necessary.
- Analyse data/information and produce reports for a range of audiences.
- Organise and order training for staff, maintaining a training database.
- Relevant level 2 qualification.
- Extensive experience in an Operational depot or technical environment.
- Proficiency in handling sensitive and highly confidential information.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and experience with SAP, Symology, Academy, and other databases.
- Ability to work to and meet strict deadlines
- Knowledge of commercial operations, resource costing, and works costing.
- Understanding of General Data Protection Regulation and information governance.
- Good knowledge of health & safety and risk management.
- Competitive hourly rate.
- Full-time hours with a consistent schedule.
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic and challenging environment.
- Exposure to a variety of technical and financial aspects within the public sector.
Please apply today for a chance of an immediate interview!
What Reed can offer you as a temporary employee:
- A dedicated consultant who will act as your key point of contact during and between any bookings
- Secure & online time sheet system which is quick and easy to use
- A self-service portal to access holiday requests/ Payslips/ P45 at your own leisure
- A dedicated payroll team
- Access to free training
- Access to discount club/ healthcare/ reed rewards
- Pension /paid holiday scheme/ maternity benefits
- Contacts for other Reed consultants and divisions
- Opportunities to work with some of the UKs leading employers including local authorities, NHS and local SME's
